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WELCOME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR VALENTINE'S DAY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 2024.
CAN WE PLEASE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION SERVICES? BU I STARTED.
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UH, AS A GOVERNING, AS A, AS A RECOMMENDING BODY TO THE CITY, UH, CITY COUNCIL, WE WILL CONSIDER ITEMS, UH, ON LIKE BOTH THE CONSENT AGENDA WHERE ALL ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN ONE MOTION AND ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY THE COMMISSION, AND THEN WE WILL CONSIDERABLY CONSIDER INDIVIDUALLY THE REST OF THE ITEMS. SO FOR TODAY, ALL ITEMS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSENT EXCEPT FOR ITEM NUMBER 10, WHICH IS BEING PULLED FOR RECUSAL PURPOSES.ITEM 14, ITEM 15, AND ITEM 18.
AND THEN WE DO, UH, TWENTIES ON CONSENT, AND WE DO HAVE A PERSON TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 20.
IF YOU CAN, UH, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS.
MY NAME IS ROGELIO DIP AND I'M HERE FOR, UH, PROPERTIES LOCATED ON 1 3 3 0 1 3 3 2 MONTEZUMA STREET.
AND THE REASON THAT WE ARE HERE TODAY JUST TO, UM, APPLY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BUILD, THESE ARE VERY SMALL LOTS AND I SPOKE TO THE HOAS, BOTH OF THEM.
THEY'RE HAPPY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING WITH THOSE LOTS.
THEY WERE BAKING FOR A LONG, LONG TIME AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO APPLY FOR THIS MODIFICATION OR THIS, UH, SO WE CAN BUILD SOMETHING THAT IT'S GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY, THAT IT'S, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN RENT ON A VERY LOW PRICE, BUT ALSO GOOD FOR ANYBODY THAT CAN LIVE IN THE AREA.
UM, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BRING MORE PEOPLE TO THAT AREA.
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY AT THIS POINT.
ANY COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS ITEM OR ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS? I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER MILAM.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
CAN CAN I JUST GO ON RECORD AND JUST MAKE SURE FOR, UH, WE NOTE THAT DONALD ORIAN IS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING BEFORE WE TAKE THAT VOTE.
IF WE CAN ASK COMMISSIONER FAULKNER, PLEASE LEAVE.
IT IS 2:04 PM AND COMMISSIONER FAULKNER HAS LEFT THE MEETING.
DO WE NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THAT OR PLAT, DO WE NEED TO READ THAT INTO THE RECORD? YES.
ITEM NUMBER 10 IS A REQUEST BY HASIM RAHAN, UH, PALISADES MANAGEMENT LOAN TRUST FOR THE APPROVAL TO SUBDIVIDE ATTRACTIVE LAND TO ESTABLISH PALISADES SUBDIVISION IDZ GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF LEE STREET AND LABOR STREET STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
UH, THERE ARE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
MA'AM, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE.
I LIVE AT 3 0 2 CALLAHAN AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 0.
I AM HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE LAVACCA
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NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS.AND WE HAVE A LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO MS. JOCELYN FISHER IN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT PLANNING COMMISSION.
DEAR MS. FISHER, REGARDING LAND PLAT 23 DASH 1 18 3 24 FOR THE FEBRUARY 14TH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, THE LAVACCA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NOTICES TWO CRITICAL ITEMS THAT APPEAR TO BE MISSING THAT WE URGED OR ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE DESIGN APPROVAL.
WE FEEL LIKE THE PROCESS FOR THIS APPROVAL WAS FLAWED, AS IT DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SPECIFIC AND CRITICAL ITEMS. A COMPLIANCE FOR ACCESS ROADWAY STANDARDS FOR FIRE EQUIPMENT, A 26 FOOT WIDE ACCESS ROAD ROADWAY IS NOT OBVIOUS IN THE PROVIDED DESIGN.
THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT WHERE THERE ARE NO NEARBY FIRE HYDRANTS, WHICH IS THE CASE HERE.
THE NEAREST FIRE HYDRANT TO THIS PROPERTY IS ON LABOR STREET, 40 FEET AWAY ACROSS LABOR AND ALMOST 300 FEET FROM THE BACK MOSTS TRACT OF THE PROPERTY.
THERE ARE NO OTHER FIRE HYDRANTS IN THE VICINITY THAT COULD PROVIDE CLOSER ACCESS TO THE BACK MOSTS TRACT.
INSTALLATION OF A FIRE ACCESS THAT COULD DOUBLE AS ON PAR AS PARKING ON SITE WOULD ADDRESS TWO PROBLEMS AT ONCE.
THE PLAN PROJECTS SIX DWELLING UNITS WITH NO ONSITE PARKING.
RELYING ON PARKING ON LABOR STREET IS UNACCEPTABLE.
LABOR STREET IS A MAJOR ARTERI ARTERY WITH BUS STOPS, BUT IS ONLY 25 FEET WIDE FROM CURB FACE TO CURB FACE, NOT WIDE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE PARKING WHILE MAINTAINING TWO WAY TRAFFIC AND VIA BUS ACCESS ON THIS BLOCK.
WHEN A CAR IS PARKED ALONG THE CURB, THE STREET BECOMES A DEFACTO ONE WAY STREET.
IF CARS ARE PARKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET, IT WILL BE IMPASSABLE FOR BUSES AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND WILL CREATE SITE DISTANCE ISSUES.
FOR THE NEARBY INTERSECTIONS WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED LABOR STREET IS PROBLEMATIC FOR DETAILED ANALYSIS IN THE PENDING LAVACCA AREA.
TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT IS GOING TO BE DONE BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
THIS PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS OUR URGENT NEED FOR MODERN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS.
THE CURRENT STREET WIDTH MAKES PARKING RISKY AND OBSTRUCTIVE ONSITE PARKING NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR.
AT THIS LOCATION, WE INVITE STAFF FOR A SITE VISIT AS NEEDED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
SINCERELY, THE BOARD OF THE LAVACCA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AS STATED, WE FEEL LIKE THIS PROCESS WAS FLAWED AND THAT IT DID NOT SEEK INPUT OR GET ANY CONSULTATION FOR FIRE ACCESS RELATED TO A SIX UNIT DWELLING UNIT PROPERTY WITH ONE ACCESS POINT ONLY 10 FEET WIDE.
OKAY, MR. BRIAN MURPHY RECEIVE MY TIME.
I BELIEVE THERE'S ANOTHER LETTER.
DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER THREE MINUTES? MY NAME IS MARCY NEWMAN, 3 0 2 CALLAHAN AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, 7 8 2 1 0.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF DARYL OLEN BUSH, WHO LIVES AT SIX 12 LABOR STREET.
HE IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ON ITEM 10.
DEAR COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS DARRELL OLEN BUSCH.
I AM THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY.
UNDER CONSIDERATION TODAY, I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF UP TO SEVEN UNITS BEING BUILT ON THIS SITE WITH NO ADEQUATE ACCESS FOR FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
SHOULD A FIRE OCCUR, THE EXISTING DRIVE ON THE WEST END OF THE SITE ONTO LABOR STREET IS VERY NARROW AND CANNOT ACCOMMODATE MODERN FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
THE WHOLE PROPOSAL IS COMPROMISED BY THIS ONE FACT.
I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REACH OUT TO THE OWNER DIRECTLY, BUT THE PHONE NUMBER ON THE CONSTRUCTION SIGN IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE.
THE OWNER HAS NEVER REACHED OUT TO INFORM ME OF THEIR PLANS AND I WILL CONTEMPLATE OTHER LEGAL ACTIONS IF MY CONCERNS ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN AN ACCEPTABLE MANNER.
THE POTENTIAL LACK OF ONSITE PARKING IS ANOTHER FATAL FLAW IN THIS PROPOSAL, PARTICULARLY REGARDING THE PROPOSED DENSITY AND ALSO THE LEVEL OF TRAFFIC AND ON STREET PARKING THAT ALREADY OCCURS DAILY AT THE BUSY INTERSECTION OF LABOR AND LEE STREET.
THE PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENT CON SCHEME UNDER THE EARLIER OWNER HAD PROVISION FOR SIX OFF STREET PARKING SPACES, WHICH I WOULD FIND ACCEPTABLE AS A MINIMUM NUMBER GOING FORWARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
DARRELL OLEN BUSCH, A-I-A-U-T-S-A SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING 2 1 0 2 4 0 3 3 2 5.
AS STATED PREVIOUSLY, WE FEEL LIKE THIS PROCESS FOR PROP FOR ITEM 10 WAS FLAWED FROM THE BEGINNING.
IT DID NOT NOTIFY THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORS OF THE IMPENDING CHANGE.
IDZ ZONING IS COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE FOR THIS ADJACENT TO OTHER HOMES WHERE THERE IS NO FIRE ACCESS OR THE TRAFFIC IMPLICATIONS IN PARKING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION.
UM, AS PLANNING COMMISSION FOR US TO CONSIDER
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TODAY IS THE PLAT AND NOT ANY ZONING OR PLAN AMENDMENTS STAFF.DOES THIS PLAT MEET ALL THE TECHNICAL AND STATE STATUTES REQUIRED FOR PLATS? YES, IT DOES.
AND AS FAR AS THE, THE COMMUNITY'S CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE ACCESS AND PARKING, SO THOSE ITEMS WOULD BE ADDRESSED AT THE PERMITTING STAGE WHEN THE PROJECT, IF THEY DO PULL PERMITS, WOULD GO THROUGH PLAN REVIEW.
SO AT THAT TIME, FOR INSTANCE, THE FIRE REVIEW, THAT REVIEW WOULD BE HANDLED AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
ARE THERE ANY COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS OR IN, UH, IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF YOU USE AN IRREVOCABLE PLATTED INGRE AS A MEANS OF FRONTAGE, IT HAD TO MEET THE STREET STANDARDS.
IF THE PLAT IS SHOWING A 12 FOOT EASEMENT, IT DOESN'T IT HAVE TO BE AT LEAST LIKE 28 OR SOMETHING.
HAVE I SEE, DIDN'T SEE THE PLAT NAME.
YEAH, THEY THEY HAD TO, UH, I CAUGHT THAT DURING FINAL PLAT REVIEW WHEN WE SENT THIS FOR THE FINAL AGENDA.
I HAVE THE UPDATED MYAH RIGHT HERE IF OKAY.
NOPE, I, THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ASK FOR MOTION.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER ORIAN.
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14.ANNE BENAVIDES ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER 14 IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RES RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VICINITY LAND USE PLAN FOR MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL AND IS LOCATED AT 1 3 8 0 7 BULVERDE ROAD.
THERE WERE 23 NOTICES SENT OUT WITH ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR TO RETURN IN OPPOSITION AND THE EDEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT WITH CONDITIONS.
THE PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT FOR MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL WAS REQUESTED TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO C3 NACD GENERAL COMMERCIAL NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT TO DEVELOP AN OFFICE WAREHOUSE AND TO ACCOMMODATE AUTO AND LIGHT TRUCK REPAIR USES ON THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VICINITY PLAN.
THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION HAS A GENERALIZED CRITERION OF 20 ACRES OR GREATER.
WITH PREFERRED LOCATIONS BEING AT INTERSECTION NODES ALONG MAJOR ARTERIAL ROADWAYS.
THE PROPERTY DOES NOT MEET THE SIZE AND LOCATIONAL CRITERIA AND IS NOT SUITED TO ACCOMMODATE THIS INTENSE LAND USE CATEGORY.
THE PROPERTY IS FRONTING A PRIMARY MATERIAL WITH VARIOUS LAND USE DESIGNATIONS RANGING FROM LOW TO MEDIUM INTENSITY.
THE PROPERTY COULD REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH C TWO AND A CD COMMERCIAL NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT WITH THE CONDITION USE FOR OFFICE WAREHOUSE AND C TWO AND A CD COMMERCIAL NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR AUTO AND LIKE TRUCK.
TRUCK REPAIR STAFF RECOMMENDS COMMUNITY COM DENIAL WITH AN ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION FOR COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL LAND USE, WHICH IS MORE APPROPRIATE CONSIDERING THE PROPERTY'S PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT.
THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THEY'RE AMENDING THE REQUEST TO COMMUNITY, COMMERCIAL, AND STAFF AND THE APPLICANT ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AND WE DO HAVE ONE I, UH, PERSON SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM.
AND UM, I'M, I SAW SOME OF THE VISUALS THAT WERE PROVIDED TO YOU AND THERE'S A, A PICTURE THAT, UH, YEAH, SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHERE I'M LOCATED TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.
UM, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU SHOW THE PICTURE, THE VISUAL, UM, NO, THAT'S NOT IT.
IT'S A CLOSER ONE WHERE YOU SEE THE HOUSES.
OR THIS, WELL, THIS, THE PERSON WHO'S PROPOSING IT KNOWS WHERE IT IS 'CAUSE YOU, YOU KNOW, THE PHOTO AND ANN, THE PHOTO THAT YOU SHOWED ME, THAT'S INCLUDED
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IN THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION.IT'S HIS THE ONE WITH THE HOUSE.
THE ONE THAT YOU SHOWED ME WITH THE HOUSE.
YEAH, YOU CAN SEE ON, OH, DID YOU JUST SHOW ME HOW TO USE A POINTER? OH, AND WHERE DO I PUT AT THE SCREEN? JUST WHERE, WHEREVER YOUR HOUSE IS.
JUST PUSH THAT YOU PUSH THE RED BUTTON.
DID YOU, DID YOU SEE THAT ONE? YES.
THAT CORNER OF THE HOUSE IS MY BACKYARD.
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THERE AND THAT DEVELOPMENT IS, THAT WOULD BE MY BACK DOOR.
THE HOUSE YOU CAN'T SEE RISES UP.
THE NEXT ONE TO IT IS A LITTLE LOWER.
THE NEXT ONE TO IT IS A LITTLE HIGHER.
MA'AM, CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE? I'M SORRY.
WE CAN SEE FROM OUR BACK DOOR, THE GROUND, THE FLOOR, THE LEVEL I, WE CAN, SO THAT MEANS I'D BE ABLE TO SEE NOT JUST HALF MAYBE HEADS WALKING BY OR MAYBE NOT EVEN CARS.
I COULD, WOULD SEE, BE ABLE SEE EVERYTHING FROM THAT BACKYARD.
SO OUR PRIMARY CONCERN ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT, UH, WAS PRIVACY AND PRIMARILY PRIVACY AND SAFETY BECAUSE WITH ALL THAT BUSINESS ACTIVITY NOW GOING RIGHT NEAR THE BACKYARD OF OUR HOUSE, I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE, UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS DOING BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL BUSINESS PRACTICALLY IN OUR BACKYARD.
AND THE PRIVACY, THE ACTUAL BARRIER FOR PRIVACY DOES NOT SEEM SUFFICIENT ENOUGH IF FOR ANY OF THE OTHER EDEN NEIGHBORHOOD PEOPLE WHO ARE THE VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION APPROVED.
BECAUSE WHEN THEY LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE, THEY HAVE A SUFFICIENT BARRIER.
THEY, WE ARE THEIR BARRIER, THOSE THREE HOUSES RIGHT THERE, PLUS THE, THE ONE CREATE A BARRIER FOR THEM.
THEY DON'T HAVE A SENSE OF THEIR PRIVACY BEING RIGHT THERE.
IT, IT, THEY FEEL THE PRIVACY, THEY HAVE PRIVACY FROM THIS AND THEY, THEY FEEL SAFE.
WE ARE THE BARRIER FOR THEM, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A PR A PROPER PRIVACY BARRIER LIKE THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE.
I'M HERE TO SAY THAT I THINK IF YOU CAN PLEASE CON I'M ASKING FOR CONTINUANCE.
I WANT TO, I WAS HOPING THAT THE DEVELOPER COULD PROVIDE MORE THAN WHAT THEY'VE, IF THEY'VE SATISFIED ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A 30 WHATEVER.
RIGHT NOW WITH THE PLATINUM, THE WAY IT'S DONE, I FEEL LIKE THIS BARRIER IS NOT ADEQUATE.
THAT THEY'VE PROVIDED THAT'S TIME MA'AM.
IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES.
UH, CAN DO YOU MIND, UH, ADDRESSING SOME OF MS. ION'S CONCERNS? WILL YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, AVI MONTES 27 19 BRAMBLE BUSH, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
WE'VE BEEN, UH, HAVING CONVERSATION WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND UH, WHAT WE'VE BEEN OFFERING THEM IS OF COURSE THE HIGHEST FENCE THAT CAN BE BUILT, WHICH IS EIGHT FEET AND WE HAVE A 30 FEET BUFFER.
AND WHAT WE'RE OFFERING IS IN THIS BUFFER AT TREES THAT ARE GONNA BE IN A GOOD HEIGHT TO BEGIN WITH.
AND OF COURSE THAT TIME WILL OFFER MORE, UH, PRIVACY TO, TO THEM.
ONE OF THE MAY I HAVE THE, THE POINTER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH PROGRESS TO SUCH.
ONE, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO, UM, KNOW TO, TO THE NEIGHBORS IS THE FACT THAT, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHEN THIS WAS DESIGNED, WE DIDN'T WANT THIS TO BE VERY AGGRESSIVE TO THEM.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE DIDN'T LOCATE THE BUILDINGS ALONG THE FENCE LINE.
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UH, GET A A A VIEW THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE AND NOT BLOCK IT WITH THE BUILDINGS.SO THIS'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THIS WAS DESIGNED.
ALSO, WE CONSIDER THAT THIS OFFERS A LOT MORE SECURITY TO THEM BECAUSE YOU CANNOT ACTUALLY SEE WHAT'S GOING ON BACK HERE.
AND, UM, AND WITH THE TREES THAT, AND, AND ALL THE VEGETATION THAT WE'RE GONNA BE PROPO, UH, PLANTING IN THIS BUFFER AREA, UH, WE, WE BELIEVE THAT IT CAN DEFINITELY GIVE THEM THE, THE LEVEL OF PRIVACY THAT THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT.
UM, RIGHT NOW THEY WE'RE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE FENCE MAINTENANCE.
THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT'S MEANT TO HAVE TENANTS THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT WILL HAVE PEOPLE RENTING.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IT IN GOOD CONDITION SO THAT IT CAN KEEP A, A, A GOOD, UH, SO IT CAN KEEP GOOD, GOOD TENANTS IN IT.
UM, UH, I WISH WE COULD HAVE A HIGHER FENCE, BUT, UH, THAT WILL BE AGAINST CODE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ALLOWED, IF IT'S ALLOWED.
I'M SURE, UH, THE DEVELOPERS WOULDN'T BE AGAINST DOING A HIGHER FENCE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE NEIGHBORS WILL MAKE THEM FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS ANSWERS THE, THE, THE QUESTION THAT'S A QUESTION FOR STAFF, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE CODE.
UM, THEY COULD DO AN EIGHT FOOT AS PER CODE.
IF THEY WERE TO WANNA GO ANY HIGHER, IT WOULD HAVE TO GO WITH A VARIANCE REQUEST TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
IF, IF THAT'S NECESSARY, I MEAN WE'RE WILLING TO, TO GO THAT STEP.
WELL, BEFORE I OPEN IT TO THE COMMISSIONERS, ARE YOU ARE IN LINE WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL? YES, SIR.
ALRIGHT, UH, I'LL START DOWN WITH COMMISSIONER LOPEZ.
ANY QUES COMMISSIONER ORIAN? UH, NO QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER FAULKNER? NONE RIGHT NOW.
NO QUESTIONS, NO QUESTIONS, NO QUESTION.
AND I, I JUST ASK THAT YOU, UH, WHATEVER ACTION WE TAKE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SATISFY THEIR NEEDS.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION OF COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.
SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE THE ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION OF COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL BY COMMISSIONER PECK.
ITEM 15 IS REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE TO MAY 22ND, 2024.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, WE NOTE THAT THE STAFF REPORT CONTAINS A TYPO WHICH IS BEING CORRECTED IN ALIGNMENT WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL.
THE REPORT WILL INDICATE THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT THE AREA FOR THE REASONS STATED.
ANY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION? HEARING NOW I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONTINUANCE.
SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE CONTINUANCE TO MAY 22ND BY COMMISSIONER MILAM.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA.
ITEM 18, ITEM NUMBER 18 IS ALSO REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE TO FEBRUARY 28TH.
I KNOW THERE ARE NUMEROUS VOICEMAILS AND A A FEW FOLKS WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M CALLING IN REGARDS TO PA 2 0 2 3 1 1 6 0 0 9 6.
UM, THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO, UH, SWITCHING THE CORNER OF DRAKE AND DRAKE FROM, UH, MIXED USE TO, I WANNA KEEP IT LOW.
UH, MY ADDRESS IS 4 2 6 CUMBERLAND ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT TWO OH FOUR.
AGAIN, THIS IS AGAINST MIXED USE FOR THE UH, PA.
THE LAST THREE DIGITS OF 0 9 6.
MY ADDRESS IS 6 0 7 KIRK PLACE, SAN
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ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 5.THE CASE NUMBER IS PA 2 0 2 3 1 1 6 0 0 9 6.
MY ADDRESS IS ONE FOUR SEVEN CUMBERLAND.
MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 410-7079.
I'M CALLING IN REGARDING TO CASE, UH, 0 9 6 OR 2 0 3.
DRAKE, I AM OPPOSED TO CHANGING THE PLAN FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED USE.
THE NOLITA SOUTH ZAMO COMMUNITY PLAN WAS DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH MANY CITY DEPARTMENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CONSULTANTS, AND CONTRIBUTORS.
THEIR HARD WORK ESTABLISHED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY AND ADOPTED AS A COMPONENT OF THE CITY'S MASTER PLAN.
ANY NEW HOUSING SHOULD PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH THE PLAN HELPS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE.
THIS ZONING CASE IS INCONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS AND NEEDS.
THE PREFERRED LAND DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL MIXED USES PREFERRED ALONG ARTERIALS NOT RESIDENTIAL AREAS ESTABLISHED IN 1919.
THE COLLINS GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS TO REMAIN LOW DENSITY.
ON THE JANUARY 9TH COLLINS GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING, THE OWNERS CAME TO PROPOSE THEIR PLAN TO PLACE FOUR DWELLING UNITS AT 2 0 3.
DRAKE AT THAT MEETING, THOSE IN ATTENDANCE OPPOSED THEIR PLAN.
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO COME TO THE FEBRUARY 13TH MEETING, WHICH THEY DID NOT.
THEY WERE TO BRING A NEW PLAN THAT THEY WERE TO PROPOSE TO US AS A NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY DIDN'T ATTEND THE MEETING.
THAT LEAVES US WITH NO FAITH IN THE OWNERS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
THAT LEAVES US NO FAITH IN THEIR PLANS THAT THEY WILL ADHERE TO THE COMMUNITY PLAN THAT IS ALREADY IN PLACE AND ADOPTED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
WE ARE OPPOSED TO FOUR DWELLINGS AT 2 0 3 DRAKE AND WE HOPE THAT YOU LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND OPPOSE THEIR PLAN AS WELL.
MY ADDRESS IS TWO ZERO TWO DRAKE AVENUE.
PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 442-9513.
CASE NUMBER PA 8 2 0 2 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 9 6.
AND I LIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE PROPOSED LAND USE AMENDMENT ZONING REQUEST FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED USE ON BEHALF OF THE 100 AND 200 BLOCK OF DRAKE AVENUE.
WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY OPPOSE THIS CHANGE.
THIS IS A VERY CONGESTED INTERSECTION THAT IS COMMONLY USED AS A WALKING ROUTE TO THE HEB SUPERMARKET, THE PARK, AND THE LIBRARY.
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS TYPE OF STRUCTURE WOULD BE JUST DETRIMENTAL TO THE SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
WE ARE NOT OPPOSED FOR DEVELOPMENT OR REVITALIZATION, BUT WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING IS FOR SOMETHING THAT IS COHESIVE FOR OUR AREA, A STRUCTURE OF THIS TYPE OF NATURE WOULD BEGIN TO TEAR AT THE FABRIC OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
PLEASE CONSIDER THIS IN YOUR FINAL DECISION AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
NAME IS LINDA
AND UH, MY PHONE NUMBER IS TWO TEN TWO FIVE ONE SIX TWO FIVE TWO.
AND THE CASE NUMBER I'M CALLING IS PA 2 0 2 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 9 6.
AND I WAS GONNA INCLUDE THERE I AM AGAINST THE REZONING FOR THE CHANGE FROM THE LOW DENSITY TO MAKE USE.
I WANNA JUST KEEP IT, UH, RESIDENTIAL LOW LOAD DENSITY.
AND THE CASE NUMBER IS THE LAST THREE DIGITS.
THANK YOU SANDAL REPRESENTING THE LAVACCA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
CALLING AND REFERENCE TO PLATTE CASE, LAND PLAT 23 DASH 1 1 8 3 2 4.
GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF LAY STREET AND LABOR STREET.
WE HAVE NOTICED TWO CRITICAL ITEMS THAT APPEAR TO BE MISSING THAT WE URGE OUR COUNTY.
MISS ALONSO, I LIVE IN 1 51 CUMBERLAND ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT TWO OH FOUR.
MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 663-0951.
MY CASE NUMBER IS PA 20 23 11 696.
I AM OBJECTING TO A PROBLEM THAT'S GOING ON.
I HAVE NO POINT IN SAYING I ONLY WANNA SAY NO, I DO NOT WANT THIS.
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BEER.UM, AND I WAS CALLING BECAUSE I WANTED TO OPPOSE THE UM, BILL AT THE CORNER OF DRAKE AND MARLEY.
THE CASE NUMBER IS PA DASH 2023 DASH 11 6 0 0 9 6.
AND AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO VOICE THAT I AM AGAINST THIS, UH, ZONING REQUEST.
MY ADDRESS IS 4 5 8 DRAKE AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO.
MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 852-5075.
I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO CASE PA 20 23 1 1 6 0 0 9 6.
DRAKE, I'M TOTALLY AGAINST IT.
I DO NOT WANT SOMETHING OF THAT AESTHETIC OR OF THAT NATURE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, I THINK IT'S A POOR DECISION.
UH, YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION PARKING OR, UH, HOW THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT, UH, TRAFFIC ON THE STREET AT THAT CORNER.
UM, AS WELL AS ALL THE PEOPLE THAT, UM, WALK ALONG THE, THE STREET.
I WOULD DO HAVE A COUPLE FOLKS WHO SIGN UP TO SPEAK.
FIRST IS CIO SPOON, PLE 4 53 DRAKE, KAREN, OH, I'M SORRY.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHONE CALLS THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT WHAT'S PLANNED THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER VISITED THE AREA.
THE STREETS ARE VERY, VERY NARROW AND PUTTING THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THERE IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.
AND THIS, THIS SUBJECT AREA IS CLASSIFIED AS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND IS LOCATED WITHIN THE NATAS SOUTH ZAMORA COMMUNITY PLAN.
IT COMPRISES A RANGE OF HOUSING TYPES, INCLUDING SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED AND DETACHED HOUSES ON INDIVIDUAL LOTS AND LOCATED ON LOCAL STREETS.
MANY OF THE HOMES IN THIS AREA ARE ZONED R FIVE AND HAVE THE REQUIRED 5,000 SQUARE FOOT THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT LOTS.
A CHANGE IN LAND USE TO MIXED USE WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO AN INCREASE IN INTENSE USES IN HOUSING AND TRAFFIC THAT WOULD HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT IN THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEREFORE, WE ARE UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE REQUESTED CHANGE.
THAT'S FROM THE COLLINS GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
MY NAME IS ISRAEL, UH, 76, UH, 27 BROWN BEND, SAN SAN ANTONIO.
SO WE ARE STILL CURRENTLY ALL WE ASK IS FOR AN EXTENSION.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING THE, THE CHANGES, UH, SUGGESTED BY THE DSD AND, UH, WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO WORK WITH THE COLON, UH, ASSOCIATION GARDEN.
SO WE FIRST PLANNED FOR FOUR UNITS.
NOW THE, THE SUGGESTED IS, UH, THREE UNITS AND TO LOWER DOWN TO THREE UNITS AND, AND ONE, IT WILL BE PHASE TWO DRAKE AVENUE.
SO WE HAVE THE PRINTS, BUT WE ONLY, WE'RE ALL, THE ONLY THING WE ARE ASKING IS FOR AN EXTENSION TO PRESENT THE, THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT.
THE, THE PROPOSAL WAS A, A CONTINUANCE TO FEBRUARY 28TH.
ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? CAN I HAVE A MOTION? PLEASE MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONTINUANCE TO FEBRUARY 28TH.
SECOND MOTION, UH, BY COMMISSIONER UM, SIEGEL TO CONTINUE TO FEBRUARY 28TH.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FAULKNER.
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UH, ITEM 22, THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING CHAIR.SORRY, BEFORE WE DO THE MINUTES, THERE WERE TWO VOICEMAILS.
THAT ONE WAS FOR ITEM 10, WHICH GOT, UH, CLUMPED INTO THIS LAST ITEM.
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WOULD LIKE TO PLAY THOSE.OKAY, SO THEY'RE ON THE RECORD.
ONE IS FOR ITEM 10 AND THE OTHER IS FOR ITEM 14.
SO WE HAVE 'EM, WE'RE GONNA PLAY THEM.
DO YOU NEED TO RE NEED LA AGAIN? UH, YES.
SO 2 35 AND COMMISSIONER FAULKNER HAS LEFT THE MEETING.
I'M MELISSA SAL REPRESENTING THE LAVACCA NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION CALLING IN REFERENCE TO PLAT CHASE LAMB PLAT 23 DASH 1 1 8 0 0 3 2 4.
GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF LAY STREET AND LABOR STREET.
WE HAVE NOTICED TWO CRITICAL ITEMS THAT APPEAR TO BE MISSING THAT WE URGE ARE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE DESIGN BEFORE APPROVAL.
COMPLIANCE FOR FIRE ACCESS STANDARDS.
A 26 FOOT WIDE ACCESS ROADWAY IS NOT OBVIOUS IN THE PROVIDED DESIGN.
THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT WHEN THERE ARE NO NEARBY FIRE HYDRANTS, WHICH IS THE CASE HERE.
THE NEAREST FIRE HYDRANT TO THE PROPERTY IS ON LABOR STREET ABOUT 40 FEET AWAY AND ALMOST 300 FEET FROM THE BACK MO TRACT OF THE PROPERTY.
THERE ARE NO OTHER FIRE HYDRANTS IN THE VICINITY THAT COULD PROVIDE CLOSER ACCESS TO THE BACK MO TRACT.
INSTALLATION OF FIRE ACCESS IS OUR PRIORITY AND COULD ALSO DOUBLE IS ONSITE PARKING, WHICH WOULD ADDRESS TWO PROBLEMS AT ONCE.
THE SECOND CRITICAL ITEM IS THE ONSITE PARKING.
WHILE THIS IS ZONED AS IDZ AND ONSITE PARKING IS NOT REQUIRED AVAILABLE, SAFE STREET PARKING IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS LOCATION.
WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THE FIRE ACCESS COULD ALSO POTENTIALLY SOLVE THIS PROBLEM FOR THE OWNER AND MAINTAIN LABOR STREET AS A SAFE AND POSSIBLE MAJOR ARTERY.
LABOR STREET IS 20 FEET, ONLY 25 FEET WIDE FROM CURB FACE TO CURB FACE, NOT WIDE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE PARKING WHILE MAINTAINING TWO-WAY TRAFFIC AND VIA BUS AND EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS ON THIS BLOCK, AS WELL AS SITE DISTANCE VISIBILITY AT THE NEARBY INTERSECTION.
THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND POTENTIALLY FOR THIS OWNER AND THE DWELLERS WHO WILL BE ON THIS PROPERTY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
WOULD YOU, WOULD THE, UM, PANEL LIKE TO REHEAR THAT ITEM WITH THE NEW INFORMATION CONSIDERED OR ARE YOU STILL GOOD WITH YOUR ORIGINAL MOTION? DO ANY COMMISSIONERS WISH TO RECONSIDER? ITEM NUMBER 10? NO.
AND THEN WE HAVE ADDITIONAL VOICEMAIL FOR THIS.
SECOND VOICEMAIL IS FOR ITEM 14 AND, UH, COMMISSIONER FAULKNER'S RETURNED TO THE MEETING.
THIS IS GONNA BE THE SU MYRTLE PARKS.
AND I AM JUST KIND OF FOLLOWING UP, UH, ON THE REZONING.
UH, FOR THE ADDRESS NUMBER 13TH, 8 0 7 BULL VERDE ROAD.
UH, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS STILL COMES WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION TOMORROW, BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MR. OCTAVIA MONT.
UH, WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORS THAT, UM, THEY WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS, WHICH ALL SEEMED TO BE MOSTLY CENTERED AROUND PRIVACY, UM, IN, IN A BUFFER ZONE.
UM, SO I THINK HE DID A RE, UH, WORK OF THE SITE PLAN SHOWING EIGHT FOOT HIGH FENCING, UH, WITH FIXING AND THE USE OF LIVE OAK TREES AND CREEK MYRTLES TO HELP ALSO, UH, WAIT A MINUTE.
UH, I TOOK AND SENT THAT SITE PLAN TO ALL THE RESIDENTS VIA EMAIL.
I HAVE PERSONALLY NOT HEARD BACK FROM ANY, UH, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO ONE THAT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF HER YARD AND BEEN ASSURED THAT THEY WILL WORK WITH THAT.
AND I THINK, UH, OCTAVIA GOT A CALL FROM ONE AND HE WAS ABLE TO REASSURE HER, UH, ALSO OF THE THINGS.
SO FROM THE HOA PERSPECTIVE, UH, WE, WE SEE THIS AS IS A STEP IN IMPROVING THAT BORDER, UH, PROPERTY, UH, TO EDEN.
UM, I HAD HOPED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A MEETING.
LIKE I SAID, I'M IN SOUTH CAROLINA, UNFORTUNATELY.
UH, OUR, WE HAD TO DELAY OUR FLIGHT.
MY HUSBAND DEVELOPED A VIRAL INFECTION AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO FLY HOME YESTERDAY.
SO I'M NOT GONNA BE BACK IN TIME TO BE THERE, JUST IN CASE, UH, YOU NEEDED ANYTHING.
BUT, UM, I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU.
I'VE SPOKEN WITH MS. SAMANTHA AT DT.
UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE A SUPPORT, BUT WOULD ANY COMMISSIONERS WISH TO RECONSIDER ITEM 14? HEARING NONE.
THE MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 24TH MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY CHANGES? OMISSIONS, NO CHANGES.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES BY COMMISSIONER MILAM.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FAULKNER.
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YES.ANY UPDATE FROM STAFF TODAY? NO, THERE IS NOT.
IT IS TWO 40 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.